Longitude
The True Story of a Lone Genius who Solved the Greatest Scientific Problem of His Time
By Dava Sobel
"Longitude" was published by ISIS Large Print Books in July 1999, the book is classified in Clock and watch makers genre, it has 200 pages and the language of the book is English.
“Longitude” Metadata:
- Title: Longitude
- Author: Dava Sobel
- Language: English
- Number of Pages: 200
- Is Family Friendly: Yes - No Mature Content
- Publisher: ISIS Large Print Books
- Publish Date: July 1999
- Genres: Clock and watch makers
“Longitude” Subjects and Themes:
- Subjects: ➤ Royal Society - Harrison timekeepers - Kendall timekeepers - Lunar distance method - Lunar tables - chronometer - GMT - Literature in Italian - History - Biography - Chronometers - Clock and watch makers - Measurement - Longitude - Long Now Manual for Civilization - Nonfiction - Science - Horology - Astronomical clocks - Research - Harrison, john, 1693-1776 - Chronomètre - Navigatie - Sterrenkunde - Histoire - Scheepvaart - Horlogemakers - Geografische lengte - Large type books - Geography - Navigasjon - Biografi - Clocks and watch makers - Astronomical clock - Biographie - Schiffschronometer - Geografische Länge - Messung - Great britain, biography - Scientists - Social & cultural aspects of technology - Scientists - biography - Science - applied - Applied science - General & miscellaneous transportation - Physics - Exploration & discovery - Scient - Biography and autobiography
- People: ➤ John Harrison - Isaac Newton - Galileo Galilei - Edmond Halley - Larcum Kendall - John Harrison (1693-1776)
- Places: Great Britain - England
- Time: Eighteenth Century
Edition Specifications:
- Format: Paperback
- Weight: 8 ounces
- Dimensions: 9.2 x 6.1 x 0.4 inches
Edition Identifiers:
- Google Books ID: zrpMGgAACAAJ
- The Open Library ID: OL7986180M - OL265465W
- Online Computer Library Center (OCLC) ID: 38036974
- ISBN-13: 9780753150375
- ISBN-10: 0753150379
- All ISBNs: 0753150379 - 9780753150375
AI-generated Review of “Longitude”:
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Longitude is the dramatic human story of an epic scientific quest, and of John Harrison's forty-year obsession with building his perfect timekeeper, known today as the chronometer.
Once on a Wednesday excursion when I was a little girl, my father bought me a beaded wire ball that I loved.
"Longitude" Description:
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Sobel presents the dramatic human story of an epic scientific quest and of John Harrison's 40-year obsession with building the perfect timekeeper, known today as the chronometer.
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